Chief Correspondent Onkar Singh, whose reportage on the lives of Balbir and Sukhpal Singh Sodhi, Sikh brothers killed 10 months apart, one in a hate crime after 9/11 and the other by an assailant in his San Francisco taxi cab, which was published in India Abroad (then owned by Rediff.com) won the prestigious South Asian Journalists Association 2003 award for Outstanding Story on South Asians in North America. … [Read more...] about Rest In Peace, Onkar Singh, Superman of News
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WHO Experts Arrive in China to Probe Pandemic’s Origins
The team's arrival comes as China reports its first new COVID-19 death since last May, part of a surge of new coronavirus infections in the northern provinces of Hebei and Heilongjiang. The National Health Commission reported 138 new cases on Thursday, up from the 115 new cases posted just the day before, with Hebei province recording 81 new cases and 43 coming out of Heilongjiang. The other 14 came from outside the country. … [Read more...] about WHO Experts Arrive in China to Probe Pandemic’s Origins
‘China again?’ New US claims don’t hold water
Military aggression in the Indo-Pacific region is the next charge. The United States has a huge network of military bases around the world. No other country has such a network. The United States, unlike China, considers the whole world its sphere of influence, being present in many "burning" conflicts on the planet, like Syria, Afghanistan or Iraq; moreover, it often sends troops into countries while bypassing the vote of the UN Security Council, which directly and unconditionally undermines world stability. … [Read more...] about ‘China again?’ New US claims don’t hold water
